The Miss Rumphius Effect

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Thematic Lists

The links below are to thematic book lists on a variety of topics. Each list contains brief annotations and links to the books recommended.

Books for Earth Science
  • Clouds, Rain, and Snow
  • Dinosaurs
  • Earthquakes
  • Extreme Weather
  • Seasons - Fall
  • Snow and Snowflakes
  • Water and the Water Cycle
  • Weather (An Introduction)

Books for Life Science
  • Animal Adaptations
  • Animal Dads
  • Animal Habitats
  • Animal Homes
  • Apples and Pumpkins
  • Birds (Poetry Books)
  • Camouflage
  • Early Life (Eggs, Life Cycles)
  • Food Chains and Food Webs
  • Frogs (and Toads)
  • Hibernation
  • Migration
  • Seeds and Growing Things
  • Trees

Books for Physical Science
  • Electricity

Books for General Science
  • African American Scientists and Inventors
  • Biographies of Early Scientists (through Newton)
  • Change Over Time
  • Five Senses
  • Outdoor Education
  • Poop and Other Related Topics
  • Science Poetry
  • Women in Science: 20th Century Trailblazers

Books for Math
  • 100th Day of School
  • Big and Little (Books about relative size)
  • Calendar (Days, Months, Years)
  • Math Poetry
  • Measurement
  • Shapes
  • Time

Books for Social Studies
  • 50 States
  • China
  • Constitution Day
  • Immigration (Contemporary)
  • Map Skills
  • School Around the Globe

Other Lists
  • Aesop's Fables
  • Monster Poetry
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Blogging here since 2006 and at Bookish Ways in Math and Science since 2011.

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Blogs I Read

Below you will find links to some of the many blogs I enjoy reading. They are broken down into categories and include only the FIVE MOST RECENT POSTS. You will find blogs written by teachers, librarians, homeschoolers, parents, authors, illustrators and many other folks who share a love for children's literature. Enjoy!

Poetry Seven Gang +1!

  • Laura Purdie Salas
    Olmec Head [15 Words or Less]
    3 days ago
  • Tanita Davis' blog
    {pf: poetry sisters “in the style of”}
    2 weeks ago
  • Read Write Believe
    Poetry Friday: Minor Miracle (in the style of Marilyn Nelson)
    2 weeks ago
  • a wrung sponge
    Miracle Story Poems
    2 weeks ago
  • Liz Garton Scanlon News
    Poetry Project — February, 2019
    2 weeks ago
  • Writing and Ruminating
    Cookie Time
    2 months ago
  • Headlong into Poetry
    10 months ago

Reading Inclusively

  • Latin@s in Kid Lit
    Celebrating the Love Sugar Magic series by Anna Meriano
    1 day ago
  • I'm Here. I'm Queer. What the Hell do I read?
    The Last Summer of the Garrett Girls - Four sisters (one with a crush on another girl) and the summer that changes everything
    2 days ago
  • Worlds of Words
    Worlds of Words is Out of this World at 2019 Tucson Festival of Books
    3 days ago
  • Reading While White
    Fighting For Justice: An Interview With the Authors
    3 days ago
  • American Indians in Children's Literature
    Highly Recommended: FIGHTER IN VELVET GLOVES: ALASKA CIVIL RIGHTS HERO ELIZABETH PERATROVICH by Annie Boochever with Roy Peratrovich Jr.
    1 week ago
  • Brown Bookshelf
    Time to Celebrate!
    2 weeks ago
  • De Colores: The Raza Experience in Books for Children
    Un Nuevo Hogar // A New Home
    2 weeks ago
  • mitali's fire escape
    FORWARD ME BACK TO YOU Cover Reveal!
    3 months ago
  • Disability in Kidlit
    Review: Wonder by R.J. Palacio
    1 year ago
  • Guys Lit Wire
    Saying Goodbye to Guys Lit Wire
    1 year ago
  • readergirlz
    10 Year Celebration and a Fond Farewell
    1 year ago
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Nonfiction

  • The Nonfiction Detectives
    Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet
    2 days ago
  • Celebrate Science
    Gamification: A Cool Way for Children to Learn by Roxie Munro
    2 days ago
  • Nonfiction Monday
    Haiku #kidlit Rain
    5 days ago

Poetry

  • Live Your Poem...
    The Butterfly Hours Memoir Project: COUCH
    2 hours ago
  • Random Noodling
    Happy Haiga Day!
    3 hours ago
  • David L. Harrison's Blog
    Missouri Reader hitting a poetic homerun
    1 day ago
  • The Poem Farm
    We Write What We Notice
    1 day ago
  • my juicy little universe
    lips
    2 days ago
  • Poetry for Children
    Cybils 2018: And the winner is...
    2 days ago
  • Drift Record / Julie Larios
    Poetry Friday: In the MIddle of Winter, A Summer Day
    3 weeks ago
  • Laura Shovan
    Poetry Friday: Tidying Up
    4 weeks ago
  • Today's Little Ditty
    Diary of a Basket Case + The Poetry Friday Roundup
    3 months ago
  • GottaBook
    Friday the 26th Speaks
    3 months ago
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For and From the Classroom

  • Year of Reading
    Poetry Friday
    2 days ago
  • educating alice
    My Latest New York Times Reviews Are On Fantasy Books, Baby!
    2 days ago
  • Carol's Corner
    #NF Picture Book 10 for 10
    6 days ago
  • Write Now In Room 204...
    Rounding Grief’s Corner
    2 months ago
  • Literate Lives
    Walks Bring Renewal - #SOL18 - 3/31/18
    10 months ago
  • NC Teacher Stuff
    NC Teacher Stuff (2009 -2017)
    1 year ago
  • Teach with Picture Books
    Will's Words: Learning to Love Language with William Shakespeare
    1 year ago
  • The Classroom Bookshelf
    We're Moving to the School Library Journal Blog Network!
    2 years ago
  • Elementary, My Dear, or Far From It
    Bridging to K
    4 years ago
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Librarians of All Sorts

  • Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
    7-Imp’s 7 Kicks #626: Featuring the 100th Anniversary Children’s Book Week Poster, Illustrated by Yuyi Morales
    8 hours ago
  • readerbuzz
    The Sunday Salon about The Sunday Salon
    8 hours ago
  • BooksForKidsBlog
    Classics Illustrated: Snow White (The Classic Edition) by the Brothers Grimm; illustrated by Charles Santore
    9 hours ago
  • Wendie's Wanderings
    How can you afford to live in southern California?
    1 day ago
  • Waking Brain Cells
    2019 Lollies Awards
    2 days ago
  • Check It Out
    Poetry Friday: Welcome to the CYBILS Award Party
    2 days ago
  • 100 Scope Notes
    Newbery Jump, Caldecott Bump 2019
    3 days ago
  • Kiddosphere @ Fauquier
    Saying Goodbye: The Final Post
    1 month ago
  • Fuse #8 Production
    31 Days, 31 Lists: 2018 Comics for Kids
    1 month ago
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Children's and YA

  • Becky's Book Reviews
    Stars Upon Thars #7
    19 hours ago
  • The Horn Book
    Week in Review, February 11th – 15th
    1 day ago
  • Jen Robinson's Book Page
    Links I Shared on Twitter Recently: February 15: Benefits of Reading Fiction, Stories about Girls, and Intrinsic Rewards for Reading
    2 days ago
  • Jama's Alphabet Soup
    Step into Maggie Dietz’s “The Yellow House, 1978”
    2 days ago
  • books4yourkids
    The Neighbors by Einat Tsarfati, translated from Hebrew by Annette Appel
    2 days ago
  • Great Kid Books
    The Roots of Rap: Hip Hop & Childhood Meet, by Carole Boston Weatherford (ages 4-14)
    3 days ago
  • Charlotte's Library
    Cogheart, by Peter Bunzl
    5 days ago
  • Chicken Spaghetti
    Audience Appeal
    5 weeks ago
  • Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog
    Please pardon our dust...
    1 month ago
  • Playing by the book
    Jiddy Vardy
    7 months ago
  • excelsior file
    one trick pony
    1 year ago
  • emilyreads
    So long, and thanks for all the books.
    2 years ago
  • Books Together Blog
    Moving house
    3 years ago
  • Cybils
    The Cybils Are Coming!
    4 years ago
  • Shelf Elf: read, write, rave.
    merry and happy
    5 years ago
  • Chasing Ray
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Author/Illustrator Types

  • Bartography
    SLJ‘s recommendations for “Honoring African American Women and Girls, Past and Present”
    4 days ago
  • CYNSATIONS
    Cynsations Has Moved
    1 week ago
  • Original Content
    And We're Going Down Again
    1 week ago
  • gracenotes
    this happened on Monday!
    2 weeks ago
  • Neil Gaiman's Journal
    That Was The 2018 That Was
    1 month ago
  • Laini Taylor's blog
    Hurray!! MUSE debuts at #2 on the NYT bestsellers list!!!
    4 months ago
  • Greetings from Nowhere
    An Interview with Myself to Celebrate Wonderland
    6 months ago
  • Painting Bunnies
    Moving!
    3 years ago
  • Kirby's Lane: A Place for Readers and Writers
    Wednesday Wisdom
    3 years ago
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On Writing and Publishing

  • Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing
    Mentor Texts, Guest TA Interview, and Hedy Lamarr Book Giveaway with Laurie Wallmark
    2 days ago
  • Fiction Notes
    AudioBooks are Growing: Listen Up!
    4 months ago
  • Nathan Bransford - Blog
    This week in books 7/14/17
    1 year ago

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